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Next Sunday there will be a popular consultation -which has no binding character- among Honduran people in order to know their opinion on whether or not a referendum should be held next November for the installation of a National Constituent Assembly. President Zelaya support this popular consultation. The point of the Constituent Assembly is to be able to change the political Constitution of the country, in order to, among other things, change current election rules which bid re-election. However, Zelaya has claimed that he will finish his administration in 2010 (that is, he won't run for re-election). This occasion, in which the people will give their opinion regarding this sensitive topic, was declared "unconstitutional" by the National Congress of Honduras, dominated by the opposition to Zelaya, and also ordered the Armed Forces no to distribute electoral material. Nevertheless, this consultation has a large popular support behind, since more than 400.000 signatures of Honduarn citizens aiding the cause have been collected. Armed Forces The Supreme Court of Justice, adopted the decision to return to its post to Vazquez, in spite of the President's order. Sources [1] - Radio Nacional de Venezuela [2] - Ibid. BBC News I'd like everyone to give more info, updates and specially, their opinions. Also, I'd like to add that it was hard to get some info from news sources in English. Most of the media seems to be so worried about other topics, like Michael Jackson death, and give little to nothing attention to much important things like this.

I don't use a BitTorrent client, but P2P that supports the BitTorrent protocol. It's Ares Galaxy. I can only search through the Ares network, which is quite common among Spanish speaking users. The thing is that, I can download from torrents I find in places like ThePirateBay.I tried uTorrent, but didn't get used to it.

Absolutely agree with you. Elites dominate universities, almost everywhere. Even here, in Uruguay, where you don't have to pay a fee in the public university (there are private ones too, but they're not as prestigious). Because, students needn't money for a fee, yet we still need it for books, food, etc... So, we still need to work. This means that, generally, for the worker that reaches higher education, it takes twice or more the time than for someone who can cover the costs of living and studying... Pretty unfair uh? A loan? I've heard about it... But that means that you have to pay interests???? That'd be insane!

rvalkass, thanks for the information, it is really, really useful. :lol:However, my (family's) budget can't deal with ?18000 a year for college. Anyway, it was just a curiosity.Although, I think that my faculty (I'm studying History) has some kind of exchanges with other universities around the world, since there are several foreign students here... you know, people talking Japanese or German in the corridors...So, I see what I can do. Maybe, I'll just visit the UK to know. :XD:

Scholarships and grants are not infinite.Every year, they're becoming less widely distributed all around the world. For example, in Europe, as Bologna process moves on, it's common now that lots of students have to get loans to pay their studies. That means that they are not only paying to their institution, but also making banks richer. Yeah! Even when you have to do a compulsory practice in a company where they don't have to give you a dime. That is: you pay to work.And they say you might have Erasmus scholarship, but if you want to study an year abroad, inside Europe (which was the main purpose of Bologna process), you can even lose your Erasmus.It's insane!

I'm studying History at university in my country, and as I have an "advanced" level of English (FCE, CAE), I began wondering the other day about how much would it cost me to finish my career in the United Kingdom. So, I'm reading The Guardian's University Guide 2010 and found that all institutions have a ?3,225 fee. But what is that fee? A monthly fee? Annual? The whole course? Hope British students help me here Andr?s

You bet that... It's isn't funny as a joke...So you say that our countries should surge from this crisis with a strong belligerent feeling which would result in an a dominance from the most powerful country over the other, whether by armed occupation or strategic alliances (the Anchluss or NATO, let's say).-This last part sounds too familiar! The economies will grow because of war, we'll produce guns, jets and ships, and machines to make them, and that will move our economy. Tell how gratifying can be to work in a factory that makes all this things, sane people we'll get for sure. Meanwhile, lots of schools will be created, where children will be taught how to identify the enemy for their looks and call the army as soon as they see someone strange. Does it looks like heaven? Not even joking man.

Saying communism is a theory may lead to confusion.Dialectic materialism is rather a "guide for action". So if "in real life it can't work", it's because it's not absolutely developed.You have to make a difference between the stages, that is: National Liberation process, construction of Socialism, and Communism in which classes are abolished.There will be always violence in this process. This doesn't mean that there will be civil war. It's not necessary in those societies where there are established democratic customs, or where socialist alliances are voted to head the Government. But it wouldn't peaceful: capitalist won't sit tight while the properties are expropriated, right?So my point is that you can't decide between two theories: the practical things are important? Do we want a world where one class rules another or not?I don't.

I found this declaration on Rebelion.org. Nobel laureates such as Arrow, Sollow and Stiglitz, and 37 other American first-level social scientists, eg Dean Baker, James Galbraith, Brad De Long, Robert Frank, Richard Freeman, Frank Levy, Lawrence Michel and Robert Pollin, support unions, workers and a new law which would democratise work life in the U.S. The following was taken from Economic Policy Institute: (It is in quotes so that I don't get MyCents for something I didn't write. I think that's how it works.) I think that the point is clear. You can choose: buy the old story that in a pure free-market economy, both the employee and the employer are in equal position and so must not let anything influence that relationship... or you can realise that the employee can apply for a very limited number of jobs (close to zero these days), while the employer has crowds out there looking for the job, specially in crisis time, so workers need help from unions and the Gov to get guarantees and a fair wage. What do you think? Also, I'm not American, yet I'm very interested in what happens over there. I heard that your boss can make you redundant just because he wants and without explanation at all, is it true or not, or only happens in some states.

22 dollars or 22 lempiras? Honduras GDP per capita is $1.800 (American Dollars). If someone earns $150 each month, we could say that $22 is quite expensive, specially if we have to add books or photocopies, and other expenses. That's what I think, at least.

Public education is free in Uruguay, according to our Constitution, or at least you have to pay no fees at all, neither for assisting to classes nor for taking exams.The public university is called University of the Republic (UdelaR, Universidad de la Rep?blica). There are other private universities and institutes too, but the public one is the biggest: in students, professors and knowledge production (investigation).By the way, the fact that it is public, funded with public money, doesn't mean that it is controlled by the government. Since 1958, when University Organic Law was passed, it has had autonomy from whoever the President of the Republic is, and the UdelaR democratically governs itself: all professors, students and alumni elect their representatives, who altogether elect a Rector (like a chairman).Also, there isn't an entrance exam: if you finished all high school exams, you can start higher education.But nothing is free in life. For example, my case: I started my carrer this year, History. This first semester, is introductory, so theoretically, attendance is not compulsory. But, I go anyway to understand things better. As I don't live near my faculty, I have to go by bus: that's like 25 dollars a month. And the faculty's library isn't always opened, so I have to buy tons of photocopies.The fact is that if I don't have 60 dollars every month to spend on university, it will be really hard for you to finish your career. You may laugh about it, but more than a half the students have to work to pay for it, and working and studying is really hard. Particularly, at my faculty, where you may have Tuesday classes in the afternoon, Wednesday in the morning, Thursday at night, and so on...So, you guys above, should fight for free education. Don't you think?

You may find some good stuff in Wikibooks, but some low quality too. For example, French book (much like a long tutorial) seems to be good, or at least it is featured. However, Hebrew book seems to be on the early stages of development, and it may have some lacks, which doesn't mean you can't learn from it. Same goes for Greek, but in this case there are three different books, since there is an Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek and Modern Greek, the last one more developed than the other two. I hope that solves some of your needs. Good luck!

I guess it wasn't then. I kind of misjudged the situation, sorry about that.But we agree in the point that the important thing is to worry about public discussions, not with particular morons.

The guerilla may be over... and I'm not really acquainted with the Sri Lanka process, but it doesn't seem logical that the nationalist feelings from the Tamil people in the country go down with it.All I know is that ethnic discrimination is all over the island: against Tamils were they're a minority and from Tamils were they're majority. And this isn't going to disappear overnight.

I really don't want to go off-topic, but some scientists aren't working for society any more. The ethical side of science has been damaged by capitalism, its need for constant expansion (in crisis or not): scientific researches have always been influenced by what economy needed (Boris Hessen's "The Socio-Economic Roots of Newton's Principia", Second International Congress of the History of Science, London, 1931-may be helpful).There's been some kind of dissociation of knowledge production and its social value as soon as researches are "owned" by the industry, not by the scientists themselves. In some parts of the world, the idealism of science ethics was lost. Then, all is left, are the naked relations of (knowledge) production. But maybe I'm going too far... This might not be the scenario now, but is certainly the path they'll take. And I know there are leaks... the rumour is everywhere.

My friend... don't waste your time trying to convince one person. The important thing is to spread the message through the masses. The more people hears about these effects of production and reproduction of society has on the environment, the best. While you do that, you will find people who don't want to change their minds. If someone has interests (let's say political, economical interests) on a what causes pollution, they'll be "less likely" to agree with you, right? For example, I think that the owner of Ford will give a *dime* for what we may tell him about climate change or acid rain... But I'm sure that someone who lives from what they plant will, or people living on shore cities... for example. About ....That's why we should support ThePirateBay!!! xD

I really don't know much about Lycos... I remember I once used Tripod (webhosting), but I have the idea that that "social networking" you say the were doing was different from what it is today. Let's say, a centralised way of showing yourself (profile), what you upload and you like, connected to your friends', isn't the same as webhosting, chat and forums, I think. Anyway, Lycos.co.uk is kind of closing down or something, right? Only websearch and shopping is available.

Really funny stuff. Classic and funny fights Check this out: Window$ vs. Freedom (Sad result) I suppose $ acts as a wildcard or something...

There is not a PUBLIC cure for AIDS. There are treatments which reduce the replication of HIV, its propagation. This way the progress of the disease is slowed down, and so are opportunist infections less likely to happen. I really don't know the cure but, as networker said: So, let's imagine there is a cure. Who invented it? A pharmaceutical lab maybe, or perhaps an university lab. Who funded this investigation? These days, in the US and Europe even more, a private company or foundation. (Ever heard about Bologna Process?) What does drug industry want? They're no saints fellows, they have the same "goal" as any other industry: to make money. Finally, what is more profitable? Selling a some pills or a whole life-long treatment? I wish I were wrong.

Fluxbuntu doesn't look very active, and full of bugs... but I'm trying DSL, it seems light enough. Thanks

Thanks for the tips.rvalkass: The partition ideas are appreciated.jihaslip: I've just checked out about xUbuntu, but it needs 128 MB RAM. It is still a good option, if I consider upgrading the memory. I think there was a problem with the old motherboard and new memory cards, but I'll check about it again, maybe I can get something. Thanks for the advice.

I have this old computer that I don't want to throw away: Pentium Celeron 433Mhz, 64 MB RAM, 80Gb Hard Drive (two partitions 40/40), Win98 SE... etc. It's old. Nine years or so.Also, I've always wanted to try Linux stuff.So, my idea is to install a light distro of Linux (DeLi Linux or other, I'm still thinking but that's the strongest option) from zero. This means I need to format the hard drive, so my questions are:-Will my partitions work on Linux?-Is there any special requirement I should do when formatting?I really don't have any experience with these things, so sorry if my questions are kind of dull. All I can think is to follow instructions I've found in the Internet on formatting the hard disk from MS-DOS format function, and then... install the Linux distro from a CD.That would work right? Should I do something else?

This has some sense. I had never thought about the etymology of the word tornado, but I think it comes from that verb, "tornar" (to turn).I usually don't give much thought to tornadoes or hurricanes, really. Here in Uruguay those phenomenons are rather strange. Actually (just for the record), I thought this topic was about something related with Law (derecho in Spanish).

I love reading, and those tools would be of great use for me. Sadly, my phone, Nokia 3500 Classic has a XHTML browser... but doesn't allow applications to access Internet. Believe, I've tried almost everything: the manual, access rights, connection spots, etc. I even found something that kind of confirmed my theory in Nokia's website (but can't remember where, really, it was like a comparison). Also, buying a newer phone is not an option today for me since money isn't something that abounds for a student in my country.However, I found my way of reading from my mobile: I just upload the e-books to Google Docs, and read them from there. I can divide the book in chapters, each one a file and put them all into the same folder. This way, all I have to do is read them from the browser. It has its cons to, of course. It's quite a rudimentary procedure for these days: no bookmarks (if I don't finish the chapter at once, I have to look through all the doc where I left the reading), no previous / next chapter link, and so on...But, in the end, it works for me. ;-)